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CARIBBEAN-ECONOMY-Grenada government defends amending Economic Citizenship legislation
government has defended its decision to amend legislation allowing for persons who apply for citizenship under the island’s Citizenship by Investment Programme not to have their names made public. The government, which controls all 15-seats in the Parliament, amended the existing legislation deleting the section which required that the information be included in the bi-annual report of the programme which…
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GUYANA SETS PACE ON ‘FREE MOVEMENT’ IN CARICOM….
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle – FOREIGN MINISTER, Carolyn Rodriques-Birkett was evidently quite pleased in announcing last Thursday that Guyana has become ‘the first’ country of the 15-member Caribbean Community to successfully enact legislation that guarantees free intra-regional movement of CARICOM nationals consistent with the Revised Community Treaty. Among the more high profile Foreign Ministers of CARICOM, she has been quite active…
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CARICOM says funding strategy needed to achieve MDGs
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The Caribbean Community (Caricom) has called for the adoption of a “strong funding strategy” that is vital in the attainment of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Addressing the United Nations General Assembly High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development, St Kitts and Nevis Ambassador to the UN, Delano F Bart, said this was an “opportune…
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CARICOM Commission Of The Economy
KINGSTON, Jamaica – News from Trinidad & Tobago read: “Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders met in Port-of-Spain this past Tuesday and agreed to the formation of a Commission on the Economy as they seek to revive the ailing economies of the 15-member regional grouping.” CARICOM Commission on the Economy, said Kamla Persad-Bissessar, who chaired the CARICOM Bureau meeting, “should address the…
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CTO head wants legislation to regulate waste disposal in Caribbean waters
ORANJESTAD, St. Eustatius, CMC – Secretary General of the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Hugh Riley, Wednesday called for legislation to regulate the disposal of waste in Caribbean waters. Addressing the second Sustainable Conference, Riley said the Caribbean had a responsibility to protect and preserve its water resources. He said that water was at the core of the Caribbean’s efforts…
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Caribbean community appeals to global leaders for help at U.N. General Assembly
Caribbean leaders are using their spotlight on the global stage at the United Nations General Assembly to call for slavery reparations, an end to the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba and to highlight the development challenges impacting vulnerable nations. Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer of Antigua and Barbuda on Wednesday also used the moment to seek world support for his tiny…
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CARICOM countries pledge to uphold rights of disabled citizens
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have pledged their commitments to ensuring the rights of the disabled community in the region noting also that internationally agreed development goals cannot be achieved without incorporating persons with disabilities. “They experience disproportionately high rates of poverty and are more likely to be marginalised and excluded from education, employment, healthcare support systems,…
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Sustainable development high on Caribbean’s agenda for annual UN debate
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) annual general debate begins here on Tuesday with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders among the international political personalities expected to address the global body. The Caribbean has indicated it would use the forum to raise a number of issues pertinent to the region, including reparation for the slave trade, the environment…
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One scapegoat does not fix LIAT or Caribbean Airlines
Some might believe that, for the second time in only three years, Captain Ian Brunton has been made a scapegoat by the board of directors of a Caribbean airline company – fired as CEO of Caribbean Airlines Limited in late 2010 and, this week, he resigned as CEO of LIAT. Indisputably, the overall operation of LIAT has continued to be…
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